Lpc2000

I've been lurking this group for 6 months trying to decide when to 
dump 8-bit controllers for ARM7. The expertise in the group finally 
pushed me to get moving so I got an IAR 2106 kickstart kit, which so 
far seems to be a good intro.

One of my first projects requires 3 or 4 UARTS, so the options are to 
graft a dual or quad UART onto a 2138 or look elsewhere.

The STMicroelectronics STR71x looks very good - some features are 
superior to the LPC2xxx, such as 4 UARTS and 12-bit ADC.

Is this group strictly Philips LPC2xxx? Should I go elsewhere if I 
decide to use the STR71x? Are there any considerations to expand the 
group's scope?

thanks, Tom